Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Guest / 2:30pm EST - This month, there have been reports of nine anti-LGBT attacks, Cardinal Dolan had not condemned this violence until this week in very brief statements. David Badash of The New Civil Rights Movement joins us today to talk about it.

Guest / 3:30pm EST - Ruy Teixeira, Senior Fellow with The Century Foundation and Center for American Progress, joins us this afternoon to take a look at Texas, which between now and the 2016 Election will see a demographic shift, turning it from a generally Red state to a Blue state.

Guest / 4:00pm EST - Last month, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) was reintroduced in the House and Senate. While this is a promising step forward, many activists are concerned about how this will affect the Transgender community. Jillian Weiss, transgender activist, returns to the show to speak with us about the protections needed for the T in LGBT.

Guest / 4:30pm EST - We'll be joined by James Dale, the first person to challenge the Boy Scouts Of America's ban on gays, joins us today to react to their announcement last week to allow gay members, but not gay leaders.

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